diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/BuildUtils.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/BuildUtils.cmake
index e59b4a38af0..2fd897b5d1d 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/BuildUtils.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/BuildUtils.cmake
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function(create_merged_static_lib output_target)
         "-o"
         ${output_lib_path}
         ${all_library_paths})
-  elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(Clang|GNU)$")
+  elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(Clang|GNU|Intel)$")
     set(ar_script_path ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ARG_NAME}.ar)
 
     file(WRITE ${ar_script_path}.in "CREATE ${output_lib_path}\n")
diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/SetupCxxFlags.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/SetupCxxFlags.cmake
index f812c96c2ad..a5cd95bd7ab 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/SetupCxxFlags.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/SetupCxxFlags.cmake
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 string(TOUPPER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 
 set(UNKNOWN_COMPILER_MESSAGE
-    "Unknown compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}")
+    "Unknown compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}")
 
 # compiler flags that are common across debug/release builds
 if(WIN32)
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ else()
     set(CXX_COMMON_FLAGS "${CXX_COMMON_FLAGS} /W3")
   elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "AppleClang"
          OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang"
-         OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+         OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU"
+         OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Intel")
     set(CXX_COMMON_FLAGS "${CXX_COMMON_FLAGS} -Wall")
   else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "${UNKNOWN_COMPILER_MESSAGE}")